Skeletons in Art — Page 2

331 artworks

The Duke, from The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger|Hans Lützelburger

The Duke, from The Dance of Death

Hans Holbein the Younger|Hans Lützelburger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Skeletons by Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi)|Rosso Fiorentino

Skeletons

Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi)|Rosso Fiorentino, 1518

Design for a Funerary Monument by Francesco Salviati (Francesco de' Rossi)

Design for a Funerary Monument

Francesco Salviati (Francesco de' Rossi), 1510–63

Death and the Lansquenet by Albrecht Dürer

Death and the Lansquenet

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

A man with weapons and a pipe in his mouth flanked by two skeletons, illustration for 'El Derribahombres,' published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo by José Sanchez|José Guadalupe Posada

A man with weapons and a pipe in his mouth flanked by two skeletons, illustration for 'El Derribahombres,' published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

José Sanchez|José Guadalupe Posada, ca. 1880–1910

Journey for Eternity, No. 6 by J. J. Grandville|Langlumé

Journey for Eternity, No. 6

J. J. Grandville|Langlumé, ca. 1839

The Last Drop by Thomas Rowlandson

The Last Drop

Thomas Rowlandson, April 5, 1801

The Doctor Dismissing Death by Francis Jukes|John Raphael Smith|Peter Simon|Thomas Rowlandson

The Doctor Dismissing Death

Francis Jukes|John Raphael Smith|Peter Simon|Thomas Rowlandson, 1785

Prison Scene by Francesco Piranesi|Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Prison Scene

Francesco Piranesi|Giovanni Battista Piranesi, n.d.

Death on a Canopied Throne (Design for a Title Page) by Godfried Maes

Death on a Canopied Throne (Design for a Title Page)

Godfried Maes, late 17th century

Death on a Battlefield, from "The five deaths" (Les cinq Morts) by Stefano della Bella

Death on a Battlefield, from "The five deaths" (Les cinq Morts)

Stefano della Bella, ca. 1646–47

The Eleven Ages of Man by Gerhard Altzenbach

The Eleven Ages of Man

Gerhard Altzenbach, 1609–72

De humani corporis fabrica (Of the Structure of the Human Body) by John of Calcar (John Stephen Calcar)|Johann Oporinus|Andreas Vesalius

De humani corporis fabrica (Of the Structure of the Human Body)

John of Calcar (John Stephen Calcar)|Johann Oporinus|Andreas Vesalius, 1555

The great dance of skeletons by José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

The great dance of skeletons

José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, 1906

Flight to Egypt by Rodolphe Bresdin

Flight to Egypt

Rodolphe Bresdin

A Phantasmagoria; — Scene – Conjuring-Up an Armed-Skeleton by James Gillray|James Gillray

A Phantasmagoria; — Scene – Conjuring-Up an Armed-Skeleton

James Gillray|James Gillray, January 5, 1803

The Reward of Cruelty by William Hogarth|John Bell|Boydell and Co.

The Reward of Cruelty

William Hogarth|John Bell|Boydell and Co., 1790

The Pride of Women: Ruffs by Maerten de Vos

The Pride of Women: Ruffs

Maerten de Vos, ca. 1600

The Triumph of Death on Time, from The Triumph of Petrarch by Georg Pencz

The Triumph of Death on Time, from The Triumph of Petrarch

Georg Pencz

The Rich Man, from The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger|Hans Lützelburger

The Rich Man, from The Dance of Death

Hans Holbein the Younger|Hans Lützelburger, ca. 1526, published 1538

The Queen, from The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger|Hans Lützelburger

The Queen, from The Dance of Death

Hans Holbein the Younger|Hans Lützelburger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Couple and Death with a Drum, from The Dance of Death by Allaert Claesz.

Couple and Death with a Drum, from The Dance of Death

Allaert Claesz.

The Dance of Death by Anonymous, German, 16th century

The Dance of Death

Anonymous, German, 16th century, 16th century

The arrival of the skeletons of the penitentiary (Posada); two skeleton angels in lower corners of verso (Manilla) by Manuel Manilla|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo|José Guadalupe Posada

The arrival of the skeletons of the penitentiary (Posada); two skeleton angels in lower corners of verso (Manilla)

Manuel Manilla|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo|José Guadalupe Posada, 1902

Death Turned Pilot (from The English Dance of Death, vol. II, pl. 9) by Thomas Rowlandson|Rudolph Ackermann, London

Death Turned Pilot (from The English Dance of Death, vol. II, pl. 9)

Thomas Rowlandson|Rudolph Ackermann, London, June 1, 1815

Tomb of Louis XVI and his family, with hidden silhouettes by Louis XVII|Louis XVI, King of France|Marie Antoinette, Queen of France|Anonymous|Jean-Baptiste Genty|Claude Louis Desrais

Tomb of Louis XVI and his family, with hidden silhouettes

Louis XVII|Louis XVI, King of France|Marie Antoinette, Queen of France|Anonymous|Jean-Baptiste Genty|Claude Louis Desrais, 1793–1800

The Glorification of the Eucharist by Peter Paul Rubens

The Glorification of the Eucharist

Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1630–32

The Triumph of Time by Philips Galle|Pieter Bruegel the Elder|Philips Galle

The Triumph of Time

Philips Galle|Pieter Bruegel the Elder|Philips Galle, 1574

The Cage of Fools (La gabbia de' matti) by Sebastiano di Re

The Cage of Fools (La gabbia de' matti)

Sebastiano di Re, 1557–63

The Corsican and His Bloodhounds at the Window of the Thuilleries Looking Over Paris by Rudolph Ackermann, London|Napoléon Bonaparte|Thomas Rowlandson

The Corsican and His Bloodhounds at the Window of the Thuilleries Looking Over Paris

Rudolph Ackermann, London|Napoléon Bonaparte|Thomas Rowlandson, April 16, 1815

A Friendly Visit by Thomas Tegg|Thomas Rowlandson|Napoléon Bonaparte|Joseph Bonaparte

A Friendly Visit

Thomas Tegg|Thomas Rowlandson|Napoléon Bonaparte|Joseph Bonaparte, April 16, 1814

Death and Bonaparte, The Two Kings of Terror by Thomas Rowlandson|Napoléon Bonaparte|Rudolph Ackermann, London

Death and Bonaparte, The Two Kings of Terror

Thomas Rowlandson|Napoléon Bonaparte|Rudolph Ackermann, London, January 1, 1814

Death and Bonaparte, The Two Kings of Terror by Thomas Rowlandson|Napoléon Bonaparte|Rudolph Ackermann, London

Death and Bonaparte, The Two Kings of Terror

Thomas Rowlandson|Napoléon Bonaparte|Rudolph Ackermann, London, January 1, 1814

Ezekiel in the Valley of the Dry Bones by Gotthard Ringgli|Georg Pecham

Ezekiel in the Valley of the Dry Bones

Gotthard Ringgli|Georg Pecham, late 16th–mid-17th century

The Practitioners of the Visual Arts by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Cornelis Cort

The Practitioners of the Visual Arts

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Cornelis Cort, 1578

Death and Bonaparte, The Two Kings of Terror by Napoléon Bonaparte|Thomas Rowlandson|Rudolph Ackermann, London

Death and Bonaparte, The Two Kings of Terror

Napoléon Bonaparte|Thomas Rowlandson|Rudolph Ackermann, London, January 1, 1814

Broadsheet relating to the racket caused by the skeletons (catrines and drunkards), a corrida (ballad) in the bottom section by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo|Anonymous

Broadsheet relating to the racket caused by the skeletons (catrines and drunkards), a corrida (ballad) in the bottom section

Antonio Vanegas Arroyo|Anonymous, 1908

The skeleton of the people’s editor (Antonio Vanegas Arroyo) by José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

The skeleton of the people’s editor (Antonio Vanegas Arroyo)

José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, 1907

The sale of skeletons by José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

The sale of skeletons

José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, 1907

The brave cinematographer skeleton by José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

The brave cinematographer skeleton

José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, 1906

Broadsheet relating to skeletons rising from their graves, two skeletons duelling with swords by Manuel Manilla|José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

Broadsheet relating to skeletons rising from their graves, two skeletons duelling with swords

Manuel Manilla|José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, 1904

Broadsheet relating to the great calavera of the Chin-Chun-Chan, a zarzuela (traditional form of musical comedy) by J. Cortés|Manuel Manilla|José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

Broadsheet relating to the great calavera of the Chin-Chun-Chan, a zarzuela (traditional form of musical comedy)

J. Cortés|Manuel Manilla|José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, 1904

The grand skeleton mole, skeletons eating mole and drinking in a cemetery (Posada); flanked by skeletons holding scythes (Manilla) by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo|Manuel Manilla|José Guadalupe Posada

The grand skeleton mole, skeletons eating mole and drinking in a cemetery (Posada); flanked by skeletons holding scythes (Manilla)

Antonio Vanegas Arroyo|Manuel Manilla|José Guadalupe Posada, 1902

Dritte Zukunft from Eva und die Zukunft (Rad.-Werk III) by Max Klinger|Max Klinger|Wilhelm Felsing

Dritte Zukunft from Eva und die Zukunft (Rad.-Werk III)

Max Klinger|Max Klinger|Wilhelm Felsing, 1898

The skeleton of Don Juan Tenorio by José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

The skeleton of Don Juan Tenorio

José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, ca. 1900–1910

Cupid's Skeleton by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo|José Guadalupe Posada

Cupid's Skeleton

Antonio Vanegas Arroyo|José Guadalupe Posada, ca. 1900–1910

Broadsheet relating to elegant and pretentious calaveras (skeletons) that become decayed and fetid by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo|J. Cortés

Broadsheet relating to elegant and pretentious calaveras (skeletons) that become decayed and fetid

Antonio Vanegas Arroyo|J. Cortés, ca. 1900–1910

Skeletons of the good defenders by Manuel Manilla|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo|José Guadalupe Posada

Skeletons of the good defenders

Manuel Manilla|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo|José Guadalupe Posada, ca. 1900–1910

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